EELB 612

Enrique G. Murillo, Jr., Ph.D.

College of Education

EELB 612 - Murillo Calendar
Session Number

Topics and Lectures

Class Activities  
 Reading Assignments

(be ready to discuss)  

Due Dates

(in-class)

1
- Introduction

- Introductions, Bio Sheets


- The course, readings, assignments,
 perspectives, requirements,
 evaluation, etc.


- Set up E-Mail listserve
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2

 – Immigrant children in Schools (ELLs)

– "not learning,"
"collective wisdom," "surviving"

- Discuss syllabus attachments
(requirement details) 

– Assign class reading presentations of Book 3

– Introduction to Book 1

  – Book 3 (Valencia),

Introduction and Ch. 1

– Book 1 (Valdés),
Introduction and Ch. 1
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3

- New Immigrants, New Teachers

– Access to English, Joining a Gang

– Population Growth
and Implications

– Discussion of Book 1 (Valdés)

– 1 Class Reading

-  Video

– Book 1 (Valdés)

(Chs. 2, 3, 4 & 5)

– Book 3 (Valencia)

(Chapter 2)

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4

– Implications of Learning and Not Learning English

- Politics of Teaching, Critical Pedagogy

Segregation,

De-segregation, and
Integration

– Discussion of Book 1 (Valdés) Continued

– 2 Class Reading Presentations

Discuss upcoming Midterm

– Book 1 (Valdés)

(Chs. 6, 7, 8 & 9)

– Book 3 (Valencia)

(Chapters 3 &4)

 - Book Review #1

Due

5

 -  Language and Public Policy

– Cultural and Familial Perspectives

– 4 Class Reading Presentations

– Introduction to Book 2

- Video

– Book 3 (Valencia)

(Chapters 5, 6, 7 & 8)

– Book 2 (Valenzuela) (Chapters 1 & 2)

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- Media Analysis Presentations

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– Midterm Due
7

– Social Support Networks and Help
Seeking Experiences

– Neighborhood Ecology

– Educational
Testing

– Discussion of Book 2


– 1 Class Reading Presentation


– Discuss upcoming
Final


- Video 

– Book 2 (Valenzuela) (Chapters 3, 4, & 5)

 

– Book 3 (Valencia)

(Chapter 9)
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8

– Empowering Relations and Constraints

- Alienated Embeddedness and Internalized Oppression


-  Systemic Factors,
Toward School Success

– Discussion of Book 2 (Valenzuela) continued

– 3 Class Reading Presentations

– Book 2 (Valenzuela) (Chapters 6 & 7)

 

– Book 3 (Valencia)

(Chapter 10, 11, & 12)

  

- Book Review #2

Due

9
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- Community Asset Mapping Presentations


-  Student Evaluations (SETE)
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- Course Evaluation Due
10

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- Community Asset Mapping Presentations
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– Final Projects Due
Finals

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 - Community Asset Mapping Presentations

  
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